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Thursday, April 21, 2011

The Power of the Cross

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died; my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride.

If you listened to my message from last Sunday, you know that I hold to Thursday as the day of the Lord's crucifixion. I'm not blogging today to defend that view. If you want to know my reasoning, you can give it a listen.

I'm going to take some time today and contemplate the Cross of Christ. It still amazes me and fills me with awe that the Creator would not only enter His creation, but would pay the terrible penalty of sin to purchase for Himself a people.

We can never repay such a debt. We can only worship Him forever.

I will be listening to this song several times today...

The Power of the Cross

by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

Oh, to see the dawnOf the darkest day:Christ on the road to Calvary.Tried by sinful men,Torn and beaten, thenNailed to a cross of wood.

This, the pow'r of the cross:Christ became sin for us;Took the blame, bore the wrath—We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the painWritten on Your face,Bearing the awesome weight of sin.Ev'ry bitter thought,Ev'ry evil deedCrowning Your bloodstained brow.

This, the pow'r of the cross:Christ became sin for us;Took the blame, bore the wrath—We stand forgiven at the cross.

Now the daylight flees;Now the ground beneathQuakes as its Maker bows His head.Curtain torn in two,Dead are raised to life;"Finished!" the vict'ry cry.

This, the pow'r of the cross:Christ became sin for us;Took the blame, bore the wrath—We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see my nameWritten in the wounds,For through Your suffering I am free.Death is crushed to death;Life is mine to live,Won through Your selfless love.

This, the pow'r of the cross:Son of God—slain for us.What a love! What a cost!We stand forgiven at the cross.

Sluggy Freelance

WARNING: Sluggy Freelance is a quirky, offbeat, secular comic strip for grown-ups. It is not an "adult" cartoon, but it is PG-13, and not for children. I think it's funny, and that's probably a sign of my own depravity. Yes, the bunny is cute, but he's homicidal, OK?